Alfred Edwards (politician)
Alfred Edwards (23 March 1888 – 17 June 1958) was a British politician who served for fifteen years as a Member of Parliament (MP). His origins were as a company director in the foundry industry in Middlesbrough, which led him into conflict with the Labour Party when it proposed to nationalise the iron and steel industries; profoundly unable to support the party, he crossed the floor and became an active Conservative Party supporter.
Read more about Alfred Edwards (politician): Family and Business, Middlesbrough Politics, Parliament, Steel Nationalisation, Conservative Party, Defeat in 1950, Conservative Candidacies
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